The Széchenyi Chair in International Economics is a permanent, endowed position at
Quinnipiac University
Quinnipiac University ( ) is a private university in Hamden, Connecticut, United States. The university grants undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees. It also hosts the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
History
What became ...
. The mission of the Chair is to oversee, manage and develop the University's relations with Central Eastern Europe, especially
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...
. The main programs overseen by the Széchenyi Chair are the Hungarian American Business Leaders Program (HABL), the QU executive MBA Trip in Hungary, the Hungarians Beyond the Border Scholarship, and the Foreign Lecture Series (as they relate to Central Europe). The position was established in September 2008 by an anonymously donated endowment. The first person appointed to this position i
Prof. Christopher Ball Associate Professor of Economics a
Quinnipiac University School of Business
Hungarian American Business Leaders Program (HABL)
The objective of the Hungarian American Business Leaders (HABL) program is to provide prospective Hungarian students with the opportunity to get exposure to American business practices by means of pursuing MBA studies at Quinnipiac University. The scholarship is a cooperation between th
Mathias Corvinus CollegiumSapientia Hungarian University of Transilvaniaan
Quinnipiac University
The study-abroad program entails two years of business studies completed with quality internships and a full working year at an American corporation. An executive mentoring program provides Hungarian students the opportunity to discuss career development along with looking for internship and work opportunities. The mentor group is composed of Hungary's leading executives, who guide the students and the program to ensure that students apply their acquired knowledge in a Hungarian market context after they return to their homeland.
Foreign Lecture Series
The above program is designed to provide Quinnipiac's students and faculty with the opportunity to meet with international experts. Speakers pay bi-annual visits to the university campus and hold lectures to the university community in current issues of interest. The list of speakers so far include international political science expert Dr. Alfred Resich, former American ambassador and university professor Dr.
Géza Jeszenszky
Géza Jeszenszky (born 10 November 1941) is a Hungarian politician and associate professor, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and a former ambassador to the United States. He was ambassador of Hungary to Norway and Iceland from 2011 to 2014.
Fa ...
, history professor and foreign policy expert Dr. Tamás Magyarics, management professor Dr. Gyula Bakacsi, forme
Magyar Nemzeti Bankpresident Dr.
Péter Ákos Bod
Péter Ákos Bod (born 28 July 1951) is a Hungarian politician and economist, who served as Minister of Industry and Trade in the cabinet of József Antall from 1990 to 1991 then Governor of the Hungarian National Bank from 1991 to 1994, when h ...
an
E.On Hungáriachairman Konrad Kreuzer.
QU MBA Executive trip to Budapest, Hungary
The goal of the QU MBA Executive Trip is to get American business students acquainted with the Hungarian business sphere with the help of high-end executive company visits. The list of companies visited annually so far include
Díjbeszedő Holding ZrtLightTech Lamp Technology Ltd.
MOL Nyrt.OTP Bank Zrtan
Zwack Unicum Zrt.
Students also get the chance to visit the Hungarian Parliament
along with other famous city sites and attend an annual networking event as well.
References
http://mywebspace.quinnipiac.edu/cball/International%20Relations/Szechenyi%20Chair%20Intl%20Econ.htm
http://mywebspace.quinnipiac.edu/cball/International%20Relations/HABL/Overview%20of%20HABL.pdf
External links
* http://www.quinnipiac.edu/
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